Wild thinking

Author: Claude Lévi-Strauss (France)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book systematically and deeply studies the characteristics of the "concrete" and "holistic" thinking of primitive humans through a wealth of field research materials. It argues that the concrete thinking of primitive humans is not superior or inferior to the abstract thinking of civilized humans, but rather parallel in development, each serving its own function. Human artistic and scientific activities correspond to these two modes of thinking. The book covers a wide range of topics and employs a unique style of argumentation, making it a specialized theoretical anthropology work with philosophical interest.